Business Donations

December 23, 2001

* Dynegy has awarded a $2,500 educational grant to the Charles City County School district. The grant will be used to purchase materials for home learning activity kits for Charles City County Public Schools. The grant is part of Dynegy's DRIVES program, which stands for Dynegy's Responsible Investment In Visionary Education Strategies. It is designed to support projects that will create new educational opportunities for students in communities where Dynegy operates.

* The staff at Endview Plantation raised $150 for relief efforts in New York. They created a T-shirt with the words "Remember. September 11, 2001," and gave 50 percent of the proceeds to New York City fire fighters. Their St. Nick at Endview program brought in 79 presents for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.

* Kroger and Hormel Foods are donating gift certificates for more than 11,000 Hormel hams to nonprofit organizations nationwide. The donation is valued at more than $137,000, and is based on the volume of Hormel products purchased by shoppers at Kroger-owned stores since October. It is part of the 12th annual Hormel Hams for the Holidays hunger-relief campaign. The total donation of 33,000 pounds of ham is enough to feed more than 132,000 people.

* On Dec. 11, The Meridian Group and tmg3.com offered the services of 35 staff members to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

Business Donors is an occasional listing of donations by local companies. Submit info to Lisa Cherry via fax at 245-8618, by e-mail at lcherry@dailypress.com or by phone at 247-4734.